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Mary Ann Shadd

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  • Date of Birth

    Mary Ann Shadd was born in Wilmington, Delaware. She was the oldest of 13 children.
  • Fugitive Slave Law went out.

    Then she moved from detriot to windsor ontario. Estimated date
  • Mary went sent to school

    Mary went to a quakers school in Pennsylvania.
  • opened a school

    She opened up a school were every race was aloud to attend. Estimated date
  • She was the first African American newspaper editor in North America.

  • mary's dad dies

    After his death mary and the children moved back to amarica.
  • mary teaches in a school

    Mary Ann Shass taught in black schools in Wilmington
  • mary teaches at public school

    She moved to Washington, D.C and teached in a public school Estimated date
  • Mary gos to univercity

    After the civel war.She was at and Howard University School of Law. She also got the degree.
  • Mary edits a newspaper

    She was the first black person to edit a newspaper. estimated date
  • Mary dies

    She died in Washington, D.C. She was at interred Columbian Harmony Cemetery.
  • Named a National Historic Landmark

    In the U Street Corridor was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1976. (estimated date)
  • named Women's History Month Honoree

    In 1987 she was designated a Women's History Month Honoree by the National Women's History Project. estimated date
  • She is a national historic leader

    She was also honoured by Canada, being designated a Person of National Historic Significance Estimated date